MySQL Cluster 5.0 ALTER TABLE In-Depth

In this Developers Zone article we take an in-depth look at how the ALTER TABLE command is implemented in MySQL Cluster 5.0.

MySQL's ALTER TABLE is a powerful SQL command that allows you to modify all parts of a table definition. This includes basic operations like adding and deleting columns, but also advanced functionality, like migrating your table data between storage engines.

At the end of the article well also introduce some improvements that have made to the ALTER TABLE command in the upcoming 5.1 release.